Prof Andy Ruth, School of Physics, UCC The Physics of flight, the joy of aircraft and flying and evidence of this in birds were themes of the Spring Éigse, 2019, in C. Choilm. Prof. Andy Ruth, ( Sch of Physics, UCC), through live experiments, challenged students’ and teachers’ beliefs on flight, on air and vacuums…
Writer, explorer and filmmaker Tim Severin stunned students and teachers as they learned how he replicated the voyage of St. Brendan the Navigator from Ireland to Newfoundland. His film of his leather boat on the roaring Atlantic, In the ice floes off Greenland reveal a person of Unique imagination, courage and scholarship. Tim Severin’s award-winning…
Emeritus Prof. of Radiology, honorary consultant radiologist to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, internationally honoured physician and retired Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Prof. Adrian Dixon met Colaiste Choilm students; he shared insights on science and medicine and about applying to and studying in Cambridge. Prof. Dixon travels globally promoting international education. We are in his debt for his…
Some members of our Trad Group playing for Chinese visitors from The Nanjing Education Bureau. First year students Catherine Ní Shíocháin & Kate Ní Chorcoráin were delighted to show them their project on Chinese music that they have been working on in Music class.
Nine times Nobel Peace Prize nominee, rock musician, social activist, Renaissance man Sir Bob Geldof inspired Coláiste Choilm staff and students on Friday, October 12th. ‘A Fanatic Heart’, Bob Geldof’s film documentary on W. B. Yeats prompted a request to Bob Geldof to come to Colaiste Choilm and read his favourite Yeats poems. He accepted.…
Leaving Cert Art Students observing visiting artist, Sandra Hickey at work. Sandra was one of 100 artists who worked on the hand painted feature film, Loving Vincent.
Irish Olympian Thomas Barr visits CC/GC with the morning crew of 2FM and chats to transition year students about the Irish Life Health – School’s Fitness Challenge!
The U19A Boys Basketball team visited Cloghroe NS with the cup after winning the All-Ireland Schools League recently.
Mr. Ian Mulcahy recently gave a talk on Smarty Study. The presentation and some tips are attached below as PDFs. 2015StudyXmas Study Tips Piktochart PDF
